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> [At a point in every person's life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique truth in the world, not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/at-a-point-in-every-person-s-life-one-has-to-look-deeply-into-the/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

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## Other authors on Look Deeply

## More by James McGreevey

> [Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/civil-union-is-less-than-marriage-marriage-is-a-sacred-and-valued/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a woman, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/you-know-for-many-elected-officials-they-all-started-in-the-same/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [At different points in my life, I had grappled with the idea of going into the priesthood - in high school or law school.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/at-different-points-in-my-life-i-had-grappled-with-the-idea-of-going/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [I am resigning because my secret leaves the governor's office vulnerable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/i-am-resigning-because-my-secret-leaves-the-governor-s-office/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [The history of America is to expand civil liberties in a responsible and civil manner. We need to remember that our wonderful Democracy with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/the-history-of-america-is-to-expand-civil-liberties-in-a-responsible/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/no-relief-was-forthcoming-from-my-then-catholic-faith-which-said-the/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [I do not believe that God tortures any person simply for its own sake. I believe that God enables all things to work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/i-do-not-believe-that-god-tortures-any-person-simply-for-its-own-sake/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [More than anything else I recall being, or trying very deliberately to be, a perfect child. Not a Goody Two-shoes, but a kid who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/more-than-anything-else-i-recall-being-or-trying-very-deliberately-to/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [Being gay is a fundamental part of my being - the core of who I've always been, and the thing that I had repressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/being-gay-is-a-fundamental-part-of-my-being-the-core-of-who-i-ve/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/for-me-living-in-the-closet-corroded-my-ability-to-have-an-honest/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [When I came out publicly, some photo editors had a field day searching for pictures of me with a limp wrist or some other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/when-i-came-out-publicly-some-photo-editors-had-a-field-day-searching/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [As I climbed the electoral ladder - from state assemblyman to mayor of Woodbridge and finally to governor of New Jersey - political compromises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/as-i-climbed-the-electoral-ladder-from-state-assemblyman-to-mayor-of/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/we-are-losing-sight-of-civility-in-government-and-politics-debate-and/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [I kept a steel wall around my moral and sexual instincts - protecting them, I thought, from the threats of the real world. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/i-kept-a-steel-wall-around-my-moral-and-sexual-instincts-protecting/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

> [I knew I was different when I was about six years of age but I just knew that I wasn't like everybody else. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-mcgreevey/i-knew-i-was-different-when-i-was-about-six-years-of-age-but-i-just/)

[James McGreevey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-mcgreevey/)

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